Italian TV Series Sample

Here is a detailed description of all variables (columns) contained in the sample of Italian TV series: episode_name – A unique episode label that encodes metadata (including year, distributor, IMDb code, series title, season, and episode). Each entry is distinct. year – The year of the episode (ranging across 24 years, e.g., 2000–2023). macro_distributor – Broad category of the distributor: Rai, Mediaset, or Other. macro_genre – Broad genre classification: Soap Opera, Drama, or Comedy. IMDb code – Unique IMDb identifier for each TV series episode (e.g., tt1656930). series_title – The TV series name (e.g., Un posto al sole). season – The season number of the TV series (e.g., 1, 2, 3). episode – The episode number within a season. (e.g., 1, 2, 3). duration_seconds – Episode length in seconds (e.g., 1400 seconds). duration_hours_and_minutes – Episode length expressed in hours/minutes/seconds format (e.g., 0:24:22). strata – Heterogeneous dataset sub-groups based on the combination of the stratification variables, namely year + macro_genre + macro_distributor (e.g., 2002_Soap Opera_Mediaset). n_of_episodes – The number of episodes represented in that row (almost always 1, sometimes 2 because of the redistribution of the weighting coefficients due to occasional episode unavailability). weight_to_true_value – The weighting coefficient of each episode, to scale the observation toward population estimates. episodes_in_sample_weighted – The weighted coefficient of each stratum, to scale the observation toward population estimates.